by Leo Gerard | Jul 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court gave Dixie throwbacks license to resume intimidating minority voters, diluting black and Latino balloting districts and instituting the 21st century version of poll taxes – that being excessive and expensive voter ID requirements. The...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 18, 2013 | Blog
The Farm Bill that is expected to pass the U.S. House this week explains income inequality in America. The Republican-sponsored proposal slashes food stamps for poor children and pads farm subsidies for wealthy agri-businessmen. This comes just a week after Senate...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
When a kid snatches an old lady’s purse, it’s punished as a crime. But when a corporation manipulates bankruptcy law to deny thousands of retired coal miners benefits they labored their entire lives to earn, it’s endorsed by federal court. Late last month, a...
by Leo Gerard | Jun 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
Marcus Hedger was wrongly fired. That’s what the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) determined. Despite that, Mr. Hedger lost his Antioch, Ill., home. His case got mired in allegations that the board that heard it was illegitimate. Similarly, West Virginia’s...
by Leo Gerard | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
You and I, we're the same. Live and die, we're the same. Hear my voice, know my name, you and I, we're the same. ~ Avett Brothers, Live and Die Although Gap, the world’s third largest apparel company, used that Avett Brothers song in commercials last fall, the...
